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Greece vs North Macedonia

122 shared metrics.

GreeceLeads in 83

vs122 shared

North MacedoniaLeads in 39

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Greece

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Identity

Formal name: Hellenic Republic.

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Curated stat

Greece counts about 6,000 islands and islets, but only 227 are inhabited.

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North Macedonia

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Identity

Formal name: Republic of North Macedonia.

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Identity

Name origin: the name derives from the ancient kingdom of Macedon (7th to 2nd centuries B.C.), whose name origin is unclear.

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Analysis

Greece leads in 83 of 122 shared metrics, while North Macedonia leads in 39.

Greece's All-Time Olympic Medals is 63.5x that of North Macedonia (129 medals vs 2.0 medals).

Greece's Tourist Arrivals is 61.8x that of North Macedonia (7.41M vs 118.0K).

Greece's Scientific Publications is 27.4x that of North Macedonia (15.1K vs 532.17).

Greece's EV Chargers per 100,000 People is 27.0x that of North Macedonia (39.27 per 100k people vs 1.4 per 100k people).

Greece's Tourism Revenue is 23.5x that of North Macedonia ($6,193,000,000 vs $253,000,000).

Key Comparisons

All-Time Olympic MedalsGreece leads

Greece

129 medals

North Macedonia

2.0 medals

Tourist ArrivalsGreece leads

Greece

7.41M

North Macedonia

118.0K

Scientific PublicationsGreece leads

Greece

15.1K

North Macedonia

532.17

EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)Greece leads

Greece

39.27 per 100k people

North Macedonia

1.4 per 100k people

Tourism RevenueGreece leads

Greece

$6,193,000,000

North Macedonia

$253,000,000

GDP (Nominal)Greece leads

Greece

$256,238,371,778.12

North Macedonia

$16,951,682,245.42

All Metrics

All-Time Olympic Medals

Greece

129 medals

North Macedonia

2.0 medals

6350% higher

Tourist Arrivals

Greece

7.41M

North Macedonia

118.0K

6176% higher

Scientific Publications

Greece

15.1K

North Macedonia

532.17

2738% higher

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

Greece

39.27 per 100k people

North Macedonia

1.4 per 100k people

2699% higher

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)

Tourism Revenue

Greece

$6,193,000,000

North Macedonia

$253,000,000

2348% higher

GDP (Nominal)

Greece

$256,238,371,778.12

North Macedonia

$16,951,682,245.42

1412% higher

Irrigated Land

Greece

12.2K km²

North Macedonia

844 km²

1344% higher

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Greece

20 sites

North Macedonia

2.0 sites

900% higher

Electricity Generation

Greece

57.23 TWh

North Macedonia

5.8 TWh

887% higher

Electric Generating Capacity

Greece

24.17M kW

North Macedonia

2.47M kW

880% higher

Domestic Patents

Greece

394

North Macedonia

838% higher

Armed Forces Personnel

Greece

147.0K

North Macedonia

16.0K

819% higher

Total CO2 Emissions

Greece

52.51 Mt CO2e

North Macedonia

7.3 Mt CO2e

620% higher

Wind Electricity Share

Greece

20.44%

North Macedonia

2.9%

598% higher

Airports

Greece

North Macedonia

531% higher

Researchers

Greece

4.9K per 1M

North Macedonia

922.47 per 1M

434% higher

Land Area

Greece

128.9K km²

North Macedonia

25.2K km²

411% higher

Population

Greece

10.42M

North Macedonia

2.14M

388% higher

Government Debt (% GDP)

Greece

190.6% of GDP

North Macedonia

39.3% of GDP

385% higher

Water Withdrawal

Greece

10.05 B m³

North Macedonia

2.2 B m³

363% higher

Comparison of Greece and North Macedonia across 122 metrics
				Winner
All-Time Olympic Medals	129 medals	2.0 medals	6350% higher	Greece
Tourist Arrivals	7.41M	118.0K	6176% higher	Greece
Scientific Publications	15.1K	532.17	2738% higher	Greece
EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)	39.27 per 100k people	1.4 per 100k people	2699% higher	Greece
Tourism Revenue	$6,193,000,000	$253,000,000	2348% higher	Greece
GDP (Nominal)	$256,238,371,778.12	$16,951,682,245.42	1412% higher	Greece
Irrigated Land	12.2K km²	844 km²	1344% higher	Greece
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	20 sites	2.0 sites	900% higher	Greece
Electricity Generation	57.23 TWh	5.8 TWh	887% higher	Greece
Electric Generating Capacity	24.17M kW	2.47M kW	880% higher	Greece
Domestic Patents	394	42	838% higher	Greece
Armed Forces Personnel	147.0K	16.0K	819% higher	Greece
Total CO2 Emissions	52.51 Mt CO2e	7.3 Mt CO2e	620% higher	Greece
Wind Electricity Share	20.44%	2.9%	598% higher	Greece
Airports	82	13	531% higher	Greece
Researchers	4.9K per 1M	922.47 per 1M	434% higher	Greece
Land Area	128.9K km²	25.2K km²	411% higher	Greece
Population	10.42M	2.14M	388% higher	Greece
Government Debt (% GDP)	190.6% of GDP	39.3% of GDP	385% higher	Greece
Water Withdrawal	10.05 B m³	2.2 B m³	363% higher	Greece
Forest Area	39.0K km²	10.0K km²	290% higher	Greece
Vehicles per 1,000 People	880.6 per 1k people	231.62 per 1k people	280% higher	Greece
R&D Spending (% GDP)	1.5% of GDP	0.40% of GDP	276% higher	Greece
Seafood Consumption per Person	21.54 kg/person/yr	6.1 kg/person/yr	251% higher	Greece
Railway Network	2.3K km	683 km	242% higher	Greece
Railway Length	2.3K km	699 km	235% higher	Greece
Health Spending Per Capita	$1,768.11	$561.69	215% higher	Greece
University Enrollment Rate	165.11%	55.01%	200% higher	Greece
GNI Per Capita	$22,730	$8,300	174% higher	Greece
High-Tech Exports (%)	15.01%	6.4%	136% higher	Greece
Doctors (per 1,000)	6.6 per 1k	2.9 per 1k	124% higher	Greece
Meat Consumption per Person	71.7 kg/person/yr	36.62 kg/person/yr	96% higher	Greece
Coal Electricity Share	4.7%	30.65%	85% lower	North Macedonia
Firms Making Informal Payments	3.1% of firms	18.39% of firms	83% lower	North Macedonia
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People	0.10 per 1M people	0.47 per 1M people	79% lower	North Macedonia
Capital Elevation	74 m	251 m	71% lower	North Macedonia
GDP Per Capita (PPP)	$44,005.13	$26,536.05	66% higher	Greece
Informal Employment Share	4.3% of employed people	11.96% of employed people	64% lower	North Macedonia
Political Corruption Index	0.28	0.75	63% lower	North Macedonia
Milk Consumption per Person	255.26 kg/person/yr	157.93 kg/person/yr	62% higher	Greece
FDI Inflows (% GDP)	2.6% of GDP	6.2% of GDP	58% lower	North Macedonia
Water Stress (%)	17.32%	40.21%	57% lower	North Macedonia
Liberal Democracy Index	0.57	0.37	52% higher	Greece
Broadband Access (%)	44 per 100 people	29.18 per 100 people	51% higher	Greece
Tax Revenue (% GDP)	26.69% of GDP	17.76% of GDP	50% higher	Greece
Official Languages Count	3.0	2.0	50% higher	Greece
Spirits Consumption	1.1 L/person/yr	0.73 L/person/yr	49% higher	Greece
Military Spending	3.1% of GDP	2.1% of GDP	49% higher	Greece
Teen Birth Rate	7.0 per 1k	12.96 per 1k	46% lower	North Macedonia
CO2 Per Capita	5.3 t/person/yr	3.6 t/person/yr	46% higher	Greece
Homicide Rate	0.84 per 100k	1.5 per 100k	45% lower	North Macedonia
Air Pollution (PM2.5)	14.41 µg/m³	26.12 µg/m³	45% lower	North Macedonia
Firms Asked for Bribes	5.5% of firms	9.6% of firms	43% lower	North Macedonia
Women in Parliament (%)	23%	39.17%	41% lower	North Macedonia
Electricity Use (Per Capita)	4.7K kWh/person	3.3K kWh/person	41% higher	Greece
Imports (% GDP)	47.66% of GDP	74.65% of GDP	36% lower	North Macedonia
Insufficient Physical Activity	35.2% of adults	25.8% of adults	36% higher	Greece
Alcohol Consumption	5.8 L/adult/yr	4.4 L/adult/yr	33% higher	Greece
Elderly Population (%)	23.94%	18.02%	33% higher	Greece
Exports (% GDP)	42.11% of GDP	61.68% of GDP	32% lower	North Macedonia
Electoral Democracy Index	0.74	0.56	32% higher	Greece
Land Border Length	1.1K km	838 km	32% higher	Greece
Renewable Energy (%)	21.05%	16.04%	31% higher	Greece
Hypertension Prevalence	31.8% of adults	45.2% of adults	30% lower	North Macedonia
GDP Growth Rate	2.1%	3.0%	30% lower	North Macedonia
Energy Use (Per Capita)	1.9K kg oil eq/person	1.5K kg oil eq/person	29% higher	Greece
Electricity Carbon Intensity	315.09 gCO2/kWh	441.35 gCO2/kWh	29% lower	North Macedonia
Road Traffic Death Rate	7.3 per 100k	5.7 per 100k	28% higher	Greece
Birth Rate	7.4 per 1k	10.07 per 1k	27% lower	North Macedonia
Youth Unemployment Rate	21.39% of youth labor force	28.75% of youth labor force	26% lower	North Macedonia
Urban Population (%)	79%	62.56%	26% higher	Greece
Corruption Perceptions Index	50 pts	40 pts	25% higher	Greece
Death Rate	11.99 per 1k	9.6 per 1k	25% higher	Greece
Tobacco Use Prevalence	30.2% of adults	39.6% of adults	24% lower	North Macedonia
Forest Coverage (%)	30.27%	39.71%	24% lower	North Macedonia
Protected Land (%)	35%	28.2%	24% higher	Greece
Unemployment Rate	10.13%	13.42%	24% lower	North Macedonia
Inflation Rate	2.7%	3.5%	23% lower	North Macedonia
Freedom of Expression Index	0.81	0.66	22% higher	Greece
Digital Payments Used	91.4% of adults	75.19% of adults	22% higher	Greece
Youth Population (%)	13.22%	16.82%	21% lower	North Macedonia
Safe Drinking Water (%)	96.69%	80.79%	20% higher	Greece
Suicide Rate	4.7 per 100k	5.8 per 100k	19% lower	North Macedonia
Beer Consumption	1.7 L/person/yr	2.0 L/person/yr	16% lower	North Macedonia
Agricultural Land (%)	41.68%	49.6%	16% lower	North Macedonia
Nurses & Midwives	4.1 per 1k	4.8 per 1k	15% lower	North Macedonia
Median Age	45.7 years	40.3 years	14% higher	Greece
Infant Mortality	3.2 per 1k births	2.8 per 1k births	14% higher	Greece
Firms Hit by Power Outages	21.26% of firms	18.66% of firms	14% higher	Greece
Child Mortality	3.7 per 1k births	3.3 per 1k births	12% higher	Greece
Health Spending (% GDP)	8.5% of GDP	7.6% of GDP	12% higher	Greece
Human Development Index	0.91	0.81	11% higher	Greece
Population Density	80.74 /km²	72.47 /km²	11% higher	Greece
Dependency Ratio	59.13% of working-age pop.	53.49% of working-age pop.	11% higher	Greece
Credit Card Ownership	23.17% of adults	25.95% of adults	11% lower	North Macedonia
Obesity Rate	33.68%	30.65%	10% higher	Greece
Renewable Energy (%)	21.5%	19.5%	10% higher	Greece
Women's Political Empowerment	0.90	0.82	9% higher	Greece
Life Expectancy	81.5 years	75.3 years	8% higher	Greece
Solar Electricity Share	22.17%	23.75%	7% lower	North Macedonia
Fertility Rate	1.4 children/woman	1.5 children/woman	7% lower	North Macedonia
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	114 per 100 people	108 per 100 people	6% higher	Greece
Highest Elevation	2.9K m	2.8K m	6% higher	Greece
Firms with Female Top Manager	15.64% of firms	16.43% of firms	5% lower	North Macedonia
Women in Senior Management	35.01% of managers	36.44% of managers	4% lower	North Macedonia
Can Raise Emergency Money	95.48% of adults	94.02% of adults	2% higher	Greece
Food Waste per Person	122.06 kg/person/yr	124.83 kg/person/yr	2% lower	North Macedonia
ATMs per 100,000 Adults	67.57 per 100k	67.15 per 100k	1% higher	Greece
Internet Users (%)	86.27%	87%	1% lower	North Macedonia
Time Zones Count	1.0 time zones	1.0 time zones	equal	Greece
Minimum Paid Vacation Days	20 days/yr	20 days/yr	equal	Greece
Coastline Length	13.7K km	0 km	ranked higher	Greece
Average Weekly Work Hours	39.52 hrs/week	39.39 hrs/week	equal	Greece
Electricity Access (%)	100%	100%	equal	Greece
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)	4.2 per 1k	4.2 per 1k	equal	Greece
Sanitation Access (%)	99.01%	99%	equal	Greece
Life Evaluation Score	5.7 pts	5.7 pts	equal	North Macedonia
Lowest Elevation	0 m	50 m	ranked lower	North Macedonia
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)	-5.7% of GDP	-4.4% of GDP	ranked lower	North Macedonia
All-Time Olympic Gold Medals	36 gold medals	0 gold medals	ranked higher	Greece
McDonald's Outlets per Million PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)	3.7 per 1M people	0 per 1M people	ranked higher	Greece
Border Neighbors	4.0	4.0	equal	Greece

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Analysis

Greece leads in 83 of 122 shared metrics, while North Macedonia leads in 39.

Greece's All-Time Olympic Medals is 63.5x that of North Macedonia (129 medals vs 2.0 medals).

Greece's Tourist Arrivals is 61.8x that of North Macedonia (7.41M vs 118.0K).

Greece's Scientific Publications is 27.4x that of North Macedonia (15.1K vs 532.17).

Greece's EV Chargers per 100,000 People is 27.0x that of North Macedonia (39.27 per 100k people vs 1.4 per 100k people).

Greece's Tourism Revenue is 23.5x that of North Macedonia ($6,193,000,000 vs $253,000,000).

Key Comparisons

All-Time Olympic MedalsGreece leads

Greece

129 medals

North Macedonia

2.0 medals

Tourist ArrivalsGreece leads

Greece

7.41M

North Macedonia

118.0K

Scientific PublicationsGreece leads

Greece

15.1K

North Macedonia

532.17

Greece

39.27 per 100k people

North Macedonia

1.4 per 100k people

Tourism RevenueGreece leads

Greece

$6,193,000,000

North Macedonia

$253,000,000

GDP (Nominal)Greece leads

Greece

$256,238,371,778.12

North Macedonia

$16,951,682,245.42

All-Time Olympic Medals

129 medals

2.0 medals

Tourist Arrivals

7.41M

118.0K

Scientific Publications

15.1K

532.17

39.27 per 100k people

1.4 per 100k people

Tourism Revenue

$6,193,000,000

$253,000,000

GDP (Nominal)

$256,238,371,778.12

$16,951,682,245.42

Irrigated Land

12.2K km²

844 km²

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

20 sites

2.0 sites

Electricity Generation

57.23 TWh

5.8 TWh

Electric Generating Capacity

24.17M kW

2.47M kW

Domestic Patents

394

Armed Forces Personnel

147.0K

16.0K

Total CO2 Emissions

52.51 Mt CO2e

7.3 Mt CO2e

Wind Electricity Share

20.44%

2.9%

Airports

Researchers

4.9K per 1M

922.47 per 1M

Land Area

128.9K km²

25.2K km²

Population

10.42M

2.14M

Government Debt (% GDP)

190.6% of GDP

39.3% of GDP

Water Withdrawal

10.05 B m³

2.2 B m³

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Analysis

Key Comparisons

All Metrics

All-Time Olympic Medals

Tourist Arrivals

Scientific Publications

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

Tourism Revenue

GDP (Nominal)

Irrigated Land

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Electricity Generation

Electric Generating Capacity

Domestic Patents

Armed Forces Personnel

Total CO2 Emissions

Wind Electricity Share

Airports

Researchers

Land Area

Population

Government Debt (% GDP)

Water Withdrawal

Forest Area

Vehicles per 1,000 People

R&D Spending (% GDP)

Seafood Consumption per Person

Railway Network

Railway Length

Health Spending Per Capita

University Enrollment Rate

GNI Per Capita

High-Tech Exports (%)

Doctors (per 1,000)

Meat Consumption per Person

Coal Electricity Share

Firms Making Informal Payments

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

Capital Elevation

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

Informal Employment Share

Political Corruption Index

Milk Consumption per Person

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

Water Stress (%)

Liberal Democracy Index

Broadband Access (%)

Tax Revenue (% GDP)

Official Languages Count

Spirits Consumption

Military Spending

Teen Birth Rate

CO2 Per Capita

Homicide Rate

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

Firms Asked for Bribes

Women in Parliament (%)

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

Imports (% GDP)

Insufficient Physical Activity

Alcohol Consumption

Elderly Population (%)

Exports (% GDP)

Electoral Democracy Index

Land Border Length

Renewable Energy (%)

Hypertension Prevalence

GDP Growth Rate

Energy Use (Per Capita)

Electricity Carbon Intensity

Road Traffic Death Rate

Birth Rate

Youth Unemployment Rate

Urban Population (%)

Corruption Perceptions Index